Oil-can.



PATBNTED MAY 5, 190

W. J. DONNBLLEY.

OIL (JAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1902.

NO MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,309, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed July 25, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM J. DONNELLEY, of Victor, in the county of Teller and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oil-Oansjof which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hand oil-cans adapted to the use of machinists and others, and has for its object to produce such an oil-can as may be readily carried in the pocket of the user and one that is simple, cheap, and effective in operation.

To these ends myinvention consists in the particular construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed outin the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which V Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the upper portion of the can and spout. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the can-body. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the spout on line a: a: of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view of a modified form. V 7

Referring to the'drawirigs, Fig. 1 represents a can consisting of the main or body portion A and a short spout B. The said body is made ellipsoidal in shape and of such size as to be readily carried in a pocket of the user. The spout B, which is quite short, is jointed to the body of the can by soldering, screwing, or other suitable means and is made tapering or cone-shaped toward its outer end, which is left open, said outer open end being adapted to receive a tapered valve-stopper, which will be hereinafter described.

The body of the can is, as stated, ellipsoidal in shape, it being noticed that it is considerably flattened in one direction, whereby it may be readily inserted in a pocket of the clothes. The spout B will also be flattened in one direction to correspond with the flattened body. In one side of the spout is the groove or depression 0, beginningat about the point where it is joined to the body and extending upwardly a suitable distance. A valve-rod G is slidably held in said groove, passing through tube D, secured in the lower portion thereof, and, continuing downwardly in an oblique direction into the can, it is first bent at an angle to one side, then upwardly,

Serial No. 116,946. (No model.)

and passes through an opening 9 in a shelf or guide-brace E, secured to the inside of the spout B at or near its lower end. The rod G then continues upward along the inside of the spout in close proximity to the adjacent side wall of the spout and parallel therewith. Secured to the upper end of the said rod G is a'tape'i'ed valve-stopper d, adapted to normally close the outer open end of the spout B, the opening in said end being circular and the tapered valve-stopper being of similar shape. Surrounding the rod between the valve-stopper, which it bears, and the shelf or guide-brace E is a coiled spring F, which normally forces the valve-stopper outwardly and holds it tightly in the open end of the spout and effectually closes the same. The end of the rod G which is outside of the spout passes through the tube D, as stated, and extends upwardlya suitable distance in the groove O along the outside of the spout in a diagonal direction" and parallel therewith. At its upper end the rod is provided with an enlargement or finger-piece d;

In operation,the can having been filled with oil ,the operator takes the can in his hand and pressing with his finger on the finger-piece or button d" causes the valve-rod G to carry the tapered valve 01 inwardly into the spout and away from the small open outer end of the same, and thereby permits the free passage of oil from the can to the part to be oiled. Upon .removing the finger from the finger-piece or button d the spring surrounding the valverod G instantly forces the valve-stopper back to its normal position and closes the end of spout.

It will be noticed that I locate the valverod close to the side of the spout and parallel with it both inside and outside the same. By so doing I provide for free flow of the oil from the can when in use, and on the outside the outer tapering surface of the spout forms a guide for the finger of the operator to slide down, thus giving the" rod a straight movement downwardly in anjoblique direction, whereby all'side twist or strain on thevalverod is obviated.

It will be seen that I provide a simple, compact, and cheap oil-can, one that can be conveniently carried in ones pocket, and one that is automatically sealed when not in use.

By placing the valve-rod Gin thegroove C and placing the tube D at the lower portion of the groove, where it is suitably secured to the lower portion of the spout, the valve-rod is out of the way and is not likely to strike against anything and be broken or deranged. The tube D prevents leakage of oil when the can is reversed, and the spout points downwardly.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modified form,in which the valve-rod is guided in a short tube secured to the outside of the spout and paral lel therewith.

The spout can be made in different sizes and sold separately to be applied to any can.

My oil-can is particularly adapted and intended for using heavy oils and has but one opening for filling the can and discharging the oil from the can. This opening is at the outer end of the spout, and when it is desired to fill the can the valve is forced inwardly and the oil poured into the spout.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An oil-can consisting of a flattened body, a tapering spout, a guide-groove located at the lower end of the spout in its outer face and coincident therewith, a valve adapted to normally seal the mouth of said spout, a valverod secured to said valve and extending inwardly adjacent to and parallel with the inside wall of the spout through a shelf or guide secured in the lower end of the spout, said Valve-rod having angular bends at its lower end and extended outwardly through the can and passing upwardly in the guide-groove in the outside of the spout, alongside and parallel therewith, and provided withasuitable finger-piece at its free end whereby the valve maybe moved to close and open the outer end of the spout.

2. An oil-cau consisting of a flattened body, a tapering spout, a guide-groove located at the lower end of the spout on its outer sur face and coincident therewith, a cone-shaped valve adapted to normally seal the mouth of said spout, a valve-rod secured to said valve and extending inwardly adjacent to and parallel with the inside wall of the spout through a shelf or guide secured in the lower end of the spout, said valve-rod having angular bends at its lower end and extended outwardly through the can and passing upwardly in guide-groove in the outside of the spout, a spring surrounding the valve-rod between the valve and the shelf or guide and a fingerpiece secured to the free outer end of the valve-rod.

3. A11 oil-can consisting of an ellipsoidal body, a tapering spout secured to its upper end, a guideway located on the outer surface of the spout at its lower portion, said guideway extending parallel with the side wall of the spout, a tube secured in the lower portion of the guideway, a cone-shaped valve adapted to normally seal the mouth of the spout, a valve-rod secured to said valve and extending inwardly adjacent to and parallel with the inside wall of the spout, a shelf or guide secured in the lower end of the spout and through which the valve-rod passes, said rod having angular bends at its lower end and extended outwardly through the can and passing upwardly through the tube and within the guideway at the outside of the spout, a spring surrounding the valve-rod between the valve and the shelf or guide, and a finger-piece secured to the free outer end of the valve-rod.

4:. An oil-can consisting of a flattened body, a tapering spout secured to its upper portion, a cone-shaped valve adapted to normally seal the mouth of the spout, a valve-rod secured to the valve and extending inwardly through said spout adjacent to and parallel with its inside wall, said rod having angular bends .at its lower end and extending upwardly through the can, and a guideway located at the lower end of the spout, outside thereof and parallel therewith, within which the valve-rod extends upwardly parallel with the tapered side wall of the spout, said valverod provided at its outer end with a fingerpiece.

WILLIAM J. DONNELLEY.

Witnesses:

J. S. MILLIGAN, WM. F. SHAW. 

